News
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Travel Daily on location in Vienna, Austria
Monday | Nov 15 2010TWENTY Australian travel agents are in Vienna this week attending the first ever Austria. Destination Summit – a B2B platform organised by the Austrian National Tourist Office.
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GTA/Address tie-up
Monday | Nov 15 2010GTA by Travelport has boosted its Middle Eastern accom options, signing a strategic distribution deal with The Address Hotels & Resorts, adding over 1,500 rooms to its inventory in Dubai.
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NT tour operator collapse
Monday | Nov 15 2010DARWIN-based tour operator Top End Escapes has ceased trading, with Tourism NT stepping in to attempt to minimise disruption by liaising with affected passengers and suppliers.
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14 QF A380 engines to be replaced
Monday | Nov 15 2010ROLLS Royce on Fri night issued an update into the investigation into the QF32 engine explosion, saying the failure was “confined to a specific component in the turbine area of the engine”.
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Window Seat 15 Nov 10
Monday | Nov 15 2010PEPPERS Beach Club in Port Douglas last weekend hosted a special wedding ceremony which also set a world record.
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Premium Econ guide
Monday | Nov 15 2010THIS morning TD released its latest supplement for travel agents – a guide to the Premium Economy offerings of airlines operating in the Australian market. Download TD’s 2010 Premium Economy guide by clicking here.
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Disney profit down
Monday | Nov 15 2010THE Walt Disney Company has cited lower hotel occupancy and a drop in visitor numbers at Walt Disney World and onboard Disney Cruise Line for a 7% year-on-year decrease in operating income for its US Parks & Resorts to US$1.3b, for the 12 months to 02 Oct 2010.
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Jetstar Asia focus
Monday | Nov 15 2010JETSTAR ceo Bruce Buchanan today highlighted the carrier’s ongoing Asian strategy, with predicted growth rates of 20% per annum over the next few years.
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TA targets spending boom
Monday | Nov 15 2010TOURISM Australia today outlined a “new strategic approach” for Australia’s tourism industry, aimed at doubling overnight visitor expenditure to $140 billion annually by 2020.
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BA ballot suspended
Friday | Nov 12 2010INDUSTRIAL unrest is set to continue at British Airways after officials at the Unite cabin crew union stopped a planned ballot which could have ended the long-running dispute which saw flights suspended earlier this year.